Global Patent Index - EP 0434303 B1

EP 0434303 B1 19950301 - Brush mower.

Title (en)

Brush mower.

Title (de)

Buschmäher.

Title (fr)

Tondeuse-débroussailleuse.

Publication

EP 0434303 B1 19950301 (EN)

Application

EP 90313588 A 19901213

Priority

US 45469689 A 19891221

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0434303A1] A brush mower useful, for example, for clearing under power lines comprises a carrier platform or tractor (12), an articulating rotating crane (11) and an auxiliary hydraulic power unit (13) carried by the carrier platform (12) and a brush mowing head (15) carried by the articulating crane (11). The mowing head (15) comprises a casing (20) adapted to be mounted to a crane (11) for travel over ground to be cleared, a motor (16) carried by the casing (20), and a drum (21) with a center shaft (27) mounted for rotation in the casing (20) and powered by the auxiliary hydraulic power unit (13) and motor (16). There is a series of spaced apart outward facing interior semi-circular plates (36) about the hammer shafts (32) affixed to the drum wall defining wells (33) about the hammer shafts (32). Hammers (22) are mounted on the hammer shafts (32) for free rotation thereabout in each of the wells (33). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A01D 49/00; A01B 33/14; A01D 34/52

IPC 8 full level

A01B 33/14 (2006.01); A01D 34/44 (2006.01); A01D 34/535 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A01B 33/144 (2013.01 - EP US); A01D 34/535 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 5003759 A 19910402; AU 633782 B2 19930204; AU 6821890 A 19910627; CA 2030575 C 19950328; DE 69017398 D1 19950406; DE 69017398 T2 19950629; EP 0434303 A1 19910626; EP 0434303 B1 19950301; JP H0568417 A 19930323

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 45469689 A 19891221; AU 6821890 A 19901219; CA 2030575 A 19901123; DE 69017398 T 19901213; EP 90313588 A 19901213; JP 40514990 A 19901221